Necktie

ABSTRACT

The upper end portion of a single tail necktie has a perforation through which projects the bifurcated tab of a button clip secured in a rearwardly folded and stitched section of the upper portion of the tie.

UnitedStates' Patent [72] Inventor: John L. Piper, 250 NE. 181st St., Portland, Oreg. 97030 [22] Filed: June 25,1970

[2|] Appl.No.: 49,666

Piper 1451 May 23,1912

54 ECKTIE 1,347,359 7/1920 Allison ..2/14s 1,372,493 3/1921 Drysdale ..2/152 A Primary Examiner-Patrick D. Lawson Attorney-Eugene D. Farley 'through which projects the bifurcated tab of a button clip secured in a rearwardly folded and stitched section of the upper portion of the tie.

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Pate med May 23; 1972 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOHN L. PIPER INVENTOR. 3?

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NECKTIE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to neckwear, and more particularly to a necktie construction which affords anchoring of the tie removably to the top button of a shirt in the closed collar arrangement of the latter.

Various necktie constructions have been provided heretofore which afford anchoring of the tie to various portions of a shirt or shirt collar to eliminate the disadvantages of conventional neckties which include a neck-encircling portion. Most of these neckties-are of the bow or four-in-hand types which are characterized by a knot to be positioned between the collar tips of a shirt. The thickness of the knot presents a protrusion which is readily contacted by the chin and thus is susceptible of soiling and damage by abrasion. The conventional four-in-hand tie is of the double tail construction which presents the problem of attempting to conceal the underlying tail.

Another type of prior necktie construction provides an unknitted, single tail tie which utilizes the top button and button hole of a shirt, in the open collar arrangement of the latter, as the means of anchoring the tie tothe shirt. This tie is incapable of use with a shirt in the closed collar arrangement of the latter. Moreover, it includes an unanchored flap portion which overlies and conceals the attachment components, and this flap portion is readily displaced from the body of the tie to present an unattractive appearance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In its basic concept this invention provides an unknotted, single tail necktie provided at its upper end with an apertured tab for anchoring to the top button of a shirt in the closed collar arrangement of the-latter.

It is by virtue of the foregoing basic concept that the principal objective of this invention is achieved; namely, to overcome the aforementioned disadvantages of prior necktie constructions.

Another important object of this invention is the provision of a necktie of the class described which is characterized by being devoid of exposed stitching and raw edges.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a necktie of the class described in which the upper portion may be provided in a variety of attractive design shapes and colors.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of this invention will appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings of the preferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. l-ll are perspective views illustrating the sequence .of steps in the construction of a necktie embodying the fea- DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring first to FIG. 1 which illustrates the initial step in the construction of the necktie, a cloth blank is provided for the body of the tie. The blank is proportioned to slightly less than the desired finished length of the tie and substantially wider than the desired finished width. The upper end of the blank is squared and the lower end of the blank is tapered, as illustrated. 1

A decorative top cloth 12 is placed face down over the upper portion of the blank and secured thereto by a line of stitching 14 adjacent the squared upper edge of the blank. The top cloth thus becomes a component part of the tie body. A bottom liner cloth 16 is laid over the bottom portion of the tie blank and secured thereto by a line of stitching extending along the outer margins, the transverse margin of the liner being left unsecured. Any excess material then is trimmed off at the corners to create a pointed contour and conceal the lining upon reversal of the tie.

Referring now to FIG. 2, the bottom, lined portion of the blank is turned inside out, to place the liner 16 in the underside of the blank. To accommodate the turning of the bottom portion inside out, the blank is provided with a pair of slits 18 extending a short distance inward from the lateral margins of the blank.

The top cloth is folded upward on a transverse line 20 a distance below the transverse line of stitching 14, to conceal the latter. The top cloth thus forms a longitudinal extension of the blank 10. The fold line is made substantially permanent, as by ironing.

Referring now to FIG. 3, opposite lateral portions of the blank 10 and top cloth 12 are folded inward over the central portion and the meeting edges are secured together by a line of stitching 22 which extends from the upper end of the bottom lined portion to the upper end of the upwardly folded top cloth. This folded and stitched arrangement of the top cloth is best illustrated in FIG. 4.

Next the top portion is sewed from the outside in along a stitching line 23. The excess fabric then is trimmed off to produce a precisely defined point upon reversal of the tie.

The end flap portions 24 projecting from the line of stitching are flattened, as by ironing, against the folded blank, FIG. 5, and the inner cloth liner strip 26 is secured over these flattened portions between the top cloth 12 and the bottom lines portion of the blank, as by stitching 28, FIG. 6. The entire tie then is turned inside out, FIG. 7.

Means is provided at the upper portion of the tie for anchoring the latter to the top button of a shirt. In the embodiment illustrated, such means is provided by a button clip member which includes a laterally elongated body 30 of relatively thin sheet metal or plastic. Intermediate the ends of the body is a projecting bifurcated tab 32 which provides an elongated slot 34 adapted to receive therein the threads or other securing means which attach the top button to a shirt.

The manner in which the button clip is secured to the upper portion of the tie is illustrated in FIGS. 8-11, as follows: the top cloth 12 of the tie body is folded back along a transverse line 36 intermediate the ends thereof, FIG. 8, which transverse edge defines the upper edge of the finished tie. The button clip is placed upon the folded portion withthe upper edge of the clip body 30 substantially registering with the upper transverse edge 36. A marking pen then is employed to apply visible marks 38 on the folded portion adjacent the inner lateral sides of the bifurcated tab 32. These marks define the opposite ends of an elongated button hole 40 which is formed in the folded portion after the button clip has been removed and the top cloth has been unfolded, FIG. 9.

Upon completion of formation of the button hole, the bifurcated tab 32 is passed through the button hole and the button clip then is rotated to lie flatwise against the tie with the bifurcated tab extending toward the upper, tapered end of the tie (FIG. 10). The top cloth 12 of the tie then is folded downward along the edge of the button clip body opposite the bifurcated tab (FIG. 11) and the folded portion then is secured to the underlying portion of the top cloth by such means as the spaced tackings 42. The button clip thus is secured between the folded and stitched sections of the top cloth portion of the tie, with the bifurcated tab projecting downward therefrom on the back side of the tie.

Referring now to FIG. 12 of the drawings, the tie is anchored to a shirt 44 as follows: The top button 46 of the shirt is buttoned, by passing the button through the associated button hole, as will be understood, and the collar points 48 are turned upward. The upper portion of the tie preferably is turned sideways so that the slot 34 in the bifurcated tab may be moved laterally under the top button of the shirt to capture the button-securing threads or other means therein. The upper portion of the tie then is rotated in the direction to face the tab downward, as illustrated in FIG. 12.

With the tie thus anchored in proper position, slight inward pressure is applied to the lateral ends of the button clip body 30 to cause the latter to curve arcuately to the contour of the neck (FIG. 13). In this regard the button clip member preferably is made of a deformable metal or plastic, as will be understood. The collar points then are turned downward over the upper portion of the tie, also as illustrated in FIG. 12.

The decorative top cloth portion of the tie is exposed between the collar points. This top cloth portion may be of the same material as the main body portion, or of difierent material of contrasting or complimentary color. In any event, since it is folded initially along a line 20 spaced inward from the transverse line of stitching 14 (FIG. 2), the line of stitching is concealed and the exposed edge of the top cloth is a folded edge rather than a raw edge.

In the tie construction described hereinbefore the exposed edge 20 of the decorative top cloth defines a straight transverse line. The tie construction illustrated in FIGS. 14-19 provides an arcuate exposed edge, as follows: The decorative top cloth member is provided by securing together two pieces of cloth 50 and 52 of different lengths along an arcuate line of stitching 54 (FIG. 15). A plurality of laterally spaced notches 56 are cut in the cloths outside the line of stitching to facilitate reverse folding of the cloths along the line of stitching (FIG. 16). A smoothly arcuate ridge thus is produced along the line of stitching when the shorter length of cloth 50 is unfolded from the underlying longer length of cloth 52 (FIG. 16). The unfolded assembly of the cloths then is turned face-for-face (FIG. 17) and the shorter cloth 50 then is secured to the upper portion of the tie body as by the transverse line of stitching 14, in the same manner as previously described in connection with FIG. 2.

The longer length of top cloth 52 then is folded upward, in manner similar to FIG. 2, along the arcuate line 60 slightly below the line of stitching 54 (FIG. 18). Completion of the tie then proceeds through the same steps illustrated in FIGS. 3-11. This tie construction provides the decorative top with an exposed arcuate edge, as illustrated in FIG. 19.

It will be apparent that the tie constructions described hereinbefore may be modified to provide the decorative top portion with an exposed edge of various other configurations. It will be further apparent to those skilled in the art that various other changes in the details of construction described hereinbefore may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A necktie comprising:

a. a body of flexible material having top and bottom ends,

the top end portion being folded endwise,

b. a clip member positioned between said folded portions,

and

c. securing means securing the folded portions together to confine the clip member therebetween,

d. the clip member including a tab projecting outward through an opening in the folded portion toward the bottom of the body at the back thereof for engaging and securing the necktie to a shirt.

2. A necktie comprising:

a. an elongated body of flexible material having top and bottom ends, the top end portion being folded endwise,

b. a button clip member positioned between said folded portions, and

c. securing means securing the folded portions together to confine the clip member therebetween,

d. the clip member including a tab projecting outward through an opening in the folded portion toward the bottom of the body at the back side of the latter, e. the tab having an opening therein for receiving the attaching means which secures the top button of a shirt to the latter.

3. The necktie of claim 1 wherein the top end portion of the body that is folded endwise comprises a decorative top member.

4. The necktie of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a main section and a decorative top section secured to the upper end of the main section, and wherein it is the top section that is folded endwise. 

1. A necktie comprising: a. a body of flexible material having top and bottom ends, the top end portion being folded endwise, b. a clip member positioned between said folded portions, and c. securing means securing the folded portions together to confine the clip member therebetween, d. the clip member including a tab projecting outward through an opening in the folded portion toward the boTtom of the body at the back thereof for engaging and securing the necktie to a shirt.
 2. A necktie comprising: a. an elongated body of flexible material having top and bottom ends, the top end portion being folded endwise, b. a button clip member positioned between said folded portions, and c. securing means securing the folded portions together to confine the clip member therebetween, d. the clip member including a tab projecting outward through an opening in the folded portion toward the bottom of the body at the back side of the latter, e. the tab having an opening therein for receiving the attaching means which secures the top button of a shirt to the latter.
 3. The necktie of claim 1 wherein the top end portion of the body that is folded endwise comprises a decorative top member.
 4. The necktie of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a main section and a decorative top section secured to the upper end of the main section, and wherein it is the top section that is folded endwise. 